Kathy O'Connell chats with Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia about the upcoming Solar Eclipse over America, August 21! Listen Here

Ralph Archbold, who portrayed Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia for decades, passed away in March 2017. 

Ralph Archbold began portraying Benjamin Franklin in 1973, and went on to perform as the Founding Father around the world. His family says, the sculpture of Benjamin Franklin that graces the Vine Street Expressway was modeled using Ralph's likeness. "May we always remember him, in colonial costume, doing what he loved best," said his family in a statement announcing Ralph's death. 

So that's exactly what we will do here on Kids Corner! 

Ralph Archbold visited the Kids Corner studios several times - most recently in 2007. Below you can listen to this special chat between Kathy O'Connell and Dr. Benjamin Franklin. 

The April Selection

Out of The Dust
by Karen Hesse (Novel In Verse)

House Arrest
by K.A. Holt (Novel In Verse)

The Last Fifth Grade Of Emerson Elementary
by Laura Shovan (Novel In Verse)

Another Day As Emily
by Eileen Spinelli (Novel In Verse)

A Child’s Garden Of Verses
by Robert Louis Stevenson

Gone Fishing
by Tamera Will Wissinger (Novel In Verse)

Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson (Novel In Verse)